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What did the Supreme Court decide about Trump's tariffs?
The Supreme Court strikes down President Trump's signature tariffs.
But will U.S. companies and consumers just end up trading one set of import taxes for another? I'm Ayesha Roscoe.
And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News. The president denounced the court's decision. He vowed to continue taxing imported goods.
What are the implications of Trump's tariffs for consumers and companies?
What that means for you today on our podcast.
Also, the U.S. now has a lot of firepower stationed in the Middle East. Are strikes on Iran imminent?
And then to Milan, the Olympics and a neighborly matchup on the ice.
So stay with us. We have the news you need to start your weekend.
The Supreme Court says President Trump's IEPA tariffs, the import taxes he imposed using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, are illegal. At a hastily called press briefing yesterday, Trump expressed his fury at the court and went on to announce a new global tariff and threaten more.
It's a big development in the Trump tariff saga, and it's by no means the end. NPR White House correspondent Daniel Kurtzleben joins us now. Danielle, thanks for being with us.
Yeah, good morning, Scott.
President Trump, obviously not happy. You were at the briefing. What did he say?
Well, first he thanked and congratulated the justices who did side with him. And then he just laid into the other justices, accusing them of being disloyal to the Constitution.
It's my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think. It's a small movement. I won by millions of votes. We won in a landslide.
So the president is accusing Supreme Court justices of being under the sway of foreign influences.
Are military strikes on Iran being considered?
That's just wild. And furthermore, when a reporter asked if he had evidence of that, he said, you're going to find out. So he didn't even say what he meant. All in all, he was absolutely furious. Tariffs have been at the center of his economic policy and really of his entire second term. And this is just a blow to that.
And how large a setback? Because tariffs are more than just about economics for the president, aren't they?
Yeah, it's a both and thing. It's about economics and it's about everything else.
What military options does the U.S. have regarding Iran?
I mean, he constantly frames tariffs as the thing that will make the American economy great. He really talks about them as a fix for all sorts of economic problems of bringing in revenue, increasing foreign investment. Now, those promises haven't all borne out. He said, for example, that tariffs would shrink the trade deficit. The latest data shows that that really hasn't happened. But you're right. He likes tariffs for bigger reasons. He liked to talk about tariffs as a way of casting himself as this master tough negotiator. Here he was talking to Fox Business's Larry Kudlow this month.
We've allowed countries over the years to take advantages, by the way, with tariffs. They charge tariffs and we didn't charge tariffs. We didn't charge anything. We were... Honestly, we were stupid people run by stupid people.
And besides that, tariffs have just given Trump enormous power.
What diplomatic solutions are being explored with Iran?
He had claimed he had the ability to impose tariffs when he wanted, at what level he wanted. And as the head of an economic superpower, that gave Trump massive leverage over other countries. And he used that to make trade deals on pharmaceutical pricing, even for diplomacy. And now he doesn't necessarily have that same power anymore.
He did say yesterday that he's imposing some new tariffs. How is he going to be able to do that?
Well, he said that first off, he's signing an executive order to impose a 10 percent global tariff under a different law, one the Supreme Court didn't talk about. It's called Section 122 for short. It allows the president to impose tariffs on imports for up to 150 days. And after that point, Congress is required to vote on it. But in addition, some of the tariffs he's already imposed will still be sticking around.
How does the U.S. military presence in the Middle East impact Iran?
Those are called Section 232 tariffs. They're on an array of products already, like steel and aluminum and cars. So those aren't going anywhere.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did the Supreme Court decide about Trump's tariffs?
0:02–0:23
2
What are the implications of Trump's tariffs for consumers and companies?
0:23–1:54
3
Are military strikes on Iran being considered?
1:54–2:22
4
What military options does the U.S. have regarding Iran?
2:22–3:11
5
What diplomatic solutions are being explored with Iran?
3:11–3:58
6
How does the U.S. military presence in the Middle East impact Iran?
3:58–6:06
7
What is the significance of the upcoming Olympic ice hockey matchup?
6:06–7:43
8
How do the U.S. and Canada compare in Olympic men's ice hockey history?
7:43–15:57
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